By Bob Sorokanich, senior editor, GM News
The all-new 2025 Corvette ZR1 is here.
Last week, the very first customer orders rolled off the line at Bowling Green Assembly in Kentucky, General Motors facility that’s been the birthplace of every Corvette sports car produced in the past 40-plus years 1. Now you can get a peek at how this American supercar is built.
Packing 1,064 horsepower from a twin-turbo V8, the ZR1 is the most powerful Corvette ever built, with a GM-estimated zero-to-60 time of 2.3 seconds1 and a racetrack top speed of 233 mph.
The 2025 Corvette ZR1 is based on the same mid-engine platform shared with today’s Corvette Stingray, E-Ray, and Z06. From nearly the very first step of assembly, the ZR1 gets its own impressive racetrack-ready equipment. It starts with the twin-turbo 5.5-liter flat-plane-crank V8 – each engine bearing the signature of the Performance Build Center specialist who assembled it by hand.
On ZR1 coupes, a unique engine cover evokes the iconic split rear window first seen on the 1963 Corvette Sting Ray, and buyers can choose the available high-downforce ZTK package, with a tall carbon-fiber rear wing that helped the new ZR1 set five U.S. production-car lap records this year.
Check out the video below to see how the dedicated employees at Bowling Green Assembly carefully assemble every 2025 Corvette ZR1. With a starting MSRP2 of $175,195 (including $1,895 DFC), the ZR1’s power, acceleration, and top speed are unrivaled by any current production car priced under $1 million.
Witness America’s supercar being born.
Learn more about the iconic ZR1:
1 Assembled with U.S. and globally sourced parts.
2 On a closed course. Based on initial vehicle movement.
3 The Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price excludes tax, title, license, dealer fees, optional equipment. Dealer sets final price.
The all-new 2025 Corvette ZR1 is here.
Last week, the very first customer orders rolled off the line at Bowling Green Assembly in Kentucky, General Motors facility that’s been the birthplace of every Corvette sports car produced in the past 40-plus years 1. Now you can get a peek at how this American supercar is built.
Packing 1,064 horsepower from a twin-turbo V8, the ZR1 is the most powerful Corvette ever built, with a GM-estimated zero-to-60 time of 2.3 seconds2 and a racetrack top speed of 233 mph.
The 2025 Corvette ZR1 is based on the same mid-engine platform shared with today’s Corvette Stingray, E-Ray, and Z06. From nearly the very first step of assembly, the ZR1 gets its own impressive racetrack-ready equipment. It starts with the twin-turbo 5.5-liter flat-plane-crank V8 – each engine bearing the signature of the Performance Build Center specialist who assembled it by hand.
On ZR1 coupes, a unique engine cover evokes the iconic split rear window first seen on the 1963 Corvette Sting Ray, and buyers can choose the available high-downforce ZTK package, with a tall carbon-fiber rear wing that helped the new ZR1 set five U.S. production-car lap records this year.
Check out the video below to see how the dedicated employees at Bowling Green Assembly carefully assemble every 2025 Corvette ZR1. With a starting MSRP2 of $175,195 (including $1,895 DFC), the ZR1’s power, acceleration, and top speed are unrivaled by any current production car priced under $1 million3.
Witness America’s supercar being born.
Learn more about the iconic ZR1:
- Inside the plant where Corvette ZR1’s engine is born
- 2025 Corvette ZR1 VIN 001 raises $3.7 million for Red Cross at charity auction
1Assembled with U.S. and globally sourced parts.
2On a closed course. Based on initial vehicle movement.
3The Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price excludes tax, title, license, dealer fees, optional equipment. Dealer sets final price.